Motivational Interviewing (MI) therapists in McAllen, TX
Browse Motivational Interviewing (MI) therapists in McAllen, Texas. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
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Varissa Owens ✨Your Journey to Healing, PLLC✨
Licensed Professional Counselor, M.A., M.S., LPC, NCC
💡 As a therapist, my greatest strengths are rooted in empathy, deep listening, and creating a safe, judgment-free space where you can truly be yourself. I tailor each session to your unique needs, bringing a genuine commitment to understanding your perspective and working alongside you as a partner in growth. Together, we’ll tap into your strengths, navigate life’s challenges, and cultivate lasting positive change.
8 Years Experience
Online in McAllen, TX (Online Only)
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Benjamin Conner Trauma To Peace Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counseling, LPC, EMDR, Veteran
I use a combination of evidence based practices proven over time to lead individuals from trauma to peace.
I offer you a pathway from pain and fatigue to peace and empowerment. This comes from one who has endured it. I understand trying to make it to the next minute or the next day and it seeming impossible. I was tired too. I have a different life now. I don't believe in people needing counseling weekly for years on end. Lets work together for relief. You will overcome the obstacles in your way and build skills that help you take on whatever comes next.
I understand treating these issues with EMDR, CBT, ACT and more, guiding healing for individuals and families. Working, parenting, and relationships are difficult on their own, and with trauma, anxiety, or depression in the background it can seem impossible. Treating those injuries from the past and present can change your life, strengthen your identity, and heal your relationships.
Reach out to me, lets build some trust and get some work done that makes your life and your mind feel different. We are 100% online, no need to travel, we can work with you anywhere in Texas or Utah.
6 Years Experience
Online in McAllen, TX (Online Only)
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Renew Restoration
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S
I became a therapist because I understood, early on, what it felt like to keep moving when something underneath wasn't right. That experience shaped how I see people, not as problems to fix, but as individuals who adapted to what life asked of them.
For over seven years, I've worked with people who are capable, driven, and often very good at holding things together, while quietly carrying something heavier beneath the surface. Burnout. Disconnection. A persistent sense that the life they've built doesn't quite fit who they are anymore.
That's the work I care most about. Not just helping people feel better, but helping them understand themselves, the patterns, the adaptations, the survival strategies that made sense once and may be costing them now.
I wrote The Secret Life of Silent Suffering because I wanted to name what so many people experience but rarely say out loud. That same thread runs through everything I do: therapy, training, speaking, and education for other clinicians.
I believe healing is possible. Not as a return to who you were before, but as a gradual movement toward greater clarity, freedom, and alignment with who you actually are.
7 Years Experience
Online in McAllen, TX (Online Only)
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Robin Britt
Counselor/Therapist, LPC-S
What makes me a good fit for you?
With over 20 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor, I've sat with hundreds of people in some of their hardest moments — and I've lived through a few of my own.
I know anxiety from the inside. I've felt that restless, relentless weight, and I've done the work to move through it. That means when you describe what you're carrying, I'm not just nodding from a textbook — I genuinely get it.
As a parent of a child on the autism spectrum, I also bring something that no training alone can give: the real, daily experience of loving and advocating for a neurodiverse family member. Whether you're a parent navigating that road or an individual on the spectrum yourself, you'll find in me someone who understands your world with both professional knowledge and personal heart.
For couples, I'm certified in the Gottman Method — one of the most research-backed approaches to relationship healing — which means our work together is grounded in what actually helps partnerships grow, not just survive.
I show up warm, real, and fully present. My clients tell me they feel heard in a way they haven't before. If you're looking for a therapist who brings both clinical depth and lived humanity to the room — and who welcomes faith as part of the journey when that matters to you — I'd be honored to walk alongside you.
24 Years Experience
Online in McAllen, TX
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Daphne Y. Liu
Psychologist, PhD
Are you feeling stuck in your relationship and unsure how to move forward? Are you exhausted from having the same arguments without real change? Or maybe things are going well, and you want to make a good relationship even stronger. If any of this sounds like you, you’re in the right place. I’m a clinical psychologist specializing in relationship therapy, working with individuals and all parties in distressed loving relationships to strengthen connections, navigate challenges, and make meaningful decisions.
9 Years Experience
Online in McAllen, TX
McAllen is the largest city in the Rio Grande Valley, a predominantly Spanish-speaking border region where the daily realities of life on the US-Mexico border—immigration, family separation, cross-border economic uncertainty, and the psychological stress of living in a highly scrutinized border community—shape the mental health landscape in ways that are unlike those of any other part of Texas. Spanish-language therapy is not merely preferred but essential in McAllen, and the demand for bilingual practitioners far outpaces supply in a region that is chronically underserved for mental health professionals per capita. The Rio Grande Valley ranks among the most underserved regions in the country for mental health care, and while health systems like DHR Health and South Texas Health System provide some behavioral health services, many residents go without needed support. Common therapy concerns include immigration-related anxiety and trauma, family separation stress, economic uncertainty, and the complex identity challenges of life in a bicultural, binational border community.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) therapists in McAllen, TX Statistics
Motivational Interviewing (MI) therapists in McAllen, TX average 12 years of experience and charge around $180 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (86%), Depression (74%), and Trauma and PTSD (68%).
Average years in practice
12 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$180
Accept insurance
57%
Offer sliding scale
47%
Gender ID
| 66% |
Female |
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| 31% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 1% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 54% |
Online Only |
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| 46% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Specialties
| 86% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 74% | Depression |
| 68% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 64% | Stress |
| 56% | Self Esteem |
| 53% | Social Anxiety |
| 49% | ADHD |
Ages Served
| 97% | Adult |
| 85% | Young Adult |
| 56% | Senior |
| 49% | Teen |
| 28% | Children |
Client Focus
| 58% | Women |
| 49% | Men |
| 40% | LGBTQ+ |
| 33% | Military / Veterans |
| 31% | Black / African American |